Jenny Dalton – Black Water (Glossy Shoebox Productions)

Black Water is Jenny Dalton new album which was recorded and produced by herself, to me it has a dark and mysterious tone all over the album from the way the songs are structured and performed. Paper Moon highlights that as the opening track, Jenny piano playing and song writing has never been better and really does shine. Wolf Named Somebody follows suit with that. I love the piano playing on Wake Up Call and Jenny vocals and the way the song is structure and performed. Father would be one of my picks off the album as I love the use of the piano and strings alongside, I thought the piano intro was moving and grab me into the song. Songs like Rage have good use of backing vocals and has got in mind a kind of an Irish folk song structure but at a slower pace. It’s a well-crafted tune, moving and grabs you from the word go. Songs like Monument show off the song writing, lyrics and the vocals. The ending track Hold On, Hold On, has great vocals, song writing and is well structured and performed. Jenny new album is amazing as is the rest of back catalogue, it’s a little raw around edges and that only adds to the vibe of the material. She has always been an amazing talent to me, her songs have always been special and this is adds to it. I’ve always been a long-time fan and a friend and believe this will gain her new listeners. You need to hear this now.